Unit 1 Vocab Part 3

human health issues

Environmental Health

number of cases of an illness or disease in a population

Morbidity

the number of deaths in a population

Mortality

the study of the spread of a disease

Epidemiology

anything that can cause injury, disease, or death to humans

Hazard

examples of this type of hazard include lead or mercury

Chemical Hazard

examples of this type of hazard include the flue or COVID

Biological Hazard

examples of this type of hazard include earthquakes or tornados

Physical Hazards

examples of this type of hazard include doing drugs or overindulging in bad food

Cultural Hazards

an organism that has no nucleus (or something simpler than that) that can cause disease

Pathogen

an organism that has a nucleus that can cause a disease

Parasite

an organism that can move a biological hazard from person to person without themselves getting sick

Vector

an illness where the cause transfers from animals to humans

Zoonotic Disease

a disease often not known of in the developed world that people in developing nations are often particularly vulnerable to

Neglected Tropical Diseases

a substance in the environment that hurts nature and human health

Pollution

chemicals that cause mutations

Mutagens

chemicals that cause birth defects by interfering with the development of the baby in the womb

Teratogens

chemicals that can cause cancer

Carcinogen

chemicals that can damage the nervous system

Neurotoxin

chemicals that interfere with hormones

Endocrine Disruptors

a measurement of how harmful a chemical is

Toxicity

a major indoor air pollutant

Carbon Monoxide

the combination of a hazard and how vulnerable you are to it

Risk

process that determines how at risk a person might be to a particular hazard based on what the hazard is, and how much and how long you've been exposed to it

Risk Assessment

putting policies and regulations in place to prevent people from being at risk of a hazard

Risk Management